MORPETH’S Laura Weightman produced the run of her life to finish in sixth place in the final of the 1500 metres at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada.

However the athlete, coached by Steve Cram (below), was disappointed not to finish further up the field despite shaving a few hundredths of a second off her previous best time for the distance.

After a group of four had broken clear early, passing through 400m in 61.02secs, Weightman was in seventh place leading the main chasing pack.

Through the half-way point, reached in 2:10.14 by the leaders, Weightman was up to sixth and at the finish was only marginally off crossing the line in a superb fifth place. She said:“I am disappointed, I felt so good in the race, so I thought I might come a little bit higher up than that.

“However, 4:14.31 is still a personal best so I cannot really complain.

“It is amazing being sixth in the world and it is my first GB trip so I have to be happy with it – but I would like to have done better for myself.”

Victory went to Ethiopia’s Tizita Bogale in 4:08.06 with Ireland’s Ciara Mageean lifting the silver medal in 4:09.51 which knocked a huge five seconds off her previous best and reduced her own national record.